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A study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine1 reveals a new opportunity for quality managers to have an impact in an area where disease/complications may be preventable and/or treatable: bypass surgery.
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Brinker F. Drug pharmacokinetic interactions following consumption of plant products. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(3):25-30.
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Frost AC. Selenium and cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(3):30-35.
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Patient handout: Prostate cancer. Altern Med Alert 2006;9(suppl):S1-S2.
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Greenfield RH. Could meditation give you a big head? Altern Med Alert 2006;9(3):35-36.
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The Texas Advance Directives Act (TADA) was enacted several years ago after a consensus of health care providers in that state agreed that there was a need to come up with a process to resolve ethical disputes that can arise at the end of life in a way that would foster dialogue and avoid courts of law whenever possible.
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Tennessee, Guam newest on list; Texas removed John Ameen, one of only two practicing obstetrician/gynecologists in rural Monroe County, TN, is considering abandoning the obstetrics arm of his practice because the cost of medical liability insurance has become more than he can afford.
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Bleak reports threatening that there will be too few doctors to manage the growing elderly population are wrong, according to researchers at Dartmouth Medical Schools Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences (CECS).
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If you ever find yourself struggling with the ethical implications of permitting a patient to make a bad medical decision, maybe you should think semantics before you weigh ethics.
